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Article | REF: AM3575 V1

Plastic packaging - Polymers used

Author: Pierre CHOMON

Publication date: April 10, 2008, Review date: September 3, 2018

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3. Some original polymers

The reader is invited to consult the articles Biopolymers [AM 3 578] and Biodegradable polymers [AM 3 579] .

3.1 Polylactic acid (PLA)

d = 1.25

Vicat softening point: 50 °C

T g = 60 °C

Pilot production began in 1950 in association with Dow Chemical.

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